Uplifting Disabled Youth Organizing Online: Interdependence and Activism in Digital Spaces

• By: Sophie Szew Stanford University
• April 16th, 2025
• accessibility advocacy, adolescents, digital inclusion, disability, interdependence, online activism, Spring 2025 Issue, systemic oppression, youth
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Young disabled organizing today exists in the context of a deep-rooted tradition of reclaiming oppressive and inaccessible spaces into sites for liberation. The Disability Critical Race Studies (DisCrit) framework, as outlined by Stanford scholar Dr. Subini Annamma, posits that racialization is a...